𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐘𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒

𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 ||☽

{10:30pm}

austin was currently staring at the ceiling while crying, the girl he loved had just passed away a couple hours before.

aria had been fighting with cancer for three years and she lost her battle this morning.

austin sat in the room they once shared as he sobbed quietly, aria lived with him and the boys for the two years they were together.

the whole house was mourning the loss of aria, the house just felt a missing presence.

the other boys were crying as well however austin was completely broken. aria was a long time friend of the band and he quickly fell in love with her soul, her smile, her everything.

she was his sunshine but now that she was gone his world was a dark place, he couldn't fathom the fact that she was gone.

he turns to his side of the bed and looks at a picture of them from their first date, they had gone to a carnival and austin won her a teddy bear. the teddy bear that now sat in the corner of their room all by itself intoxicated with her scent.

he cried even more knowing that she was really gone and that he would have to live without hearing her voice every day.

"i miss you so much, what am i going to do without you sunshine?" he speaks to the picture as if it can talk back.

he opens the drawer and finds a letter, his name was written in aria's neat handwriting. he opens the letter and begins reading

dear austin,

hey bubba, if you're reading this i didn't make it through the night and i left you and the boys all alone. i'm so sorry that i left you but i couldn't bear the pain anymore

i tried to stay strong because i wanted to be there for you however i've been fighting for so long, i finally gave up. i'm writing this letter because i never want you to forget is that i love you and you were my everything.

you made my stay on this earth so fun to experience, ever since i met you i smiled and often found myself forgetting that i have cancer, that one day i wouldn't make it through the night, that one day my body would give up

whenever you feel like you can't deal just know that i am always with you, every show you do i'm watching from the clouds, baby you can do anything and you have so much that you have to accomplish for the both of us

this letter is getting long but just remember that i love you austin, forever and always my heart will belong to you. make sure you make the world hear your beautiful voice, the same voice that sang me songs every single night when i couldn't sleep because i was worrying that one day i would die

but here i am telling you that i am no longer in pain, and thank you for making my stay on this earth so magical

i love you forever and until we meet again,
aria

austin placed the letter on the table and got up, wiping his tears. he left a note telling the boys he was going out, grabbed a notebook, and then hopped in his car and drove to the beach

when he got there he was the only one there since it was late at night

he sat by the waves and watched them calmly come onto shore and started writing

dear sunshine,

thank you for being the best friend and lover that i have ever had, i needed someone like you in my life and even though you were only here for a short period of time i still loved you like i'd known you my whole life.

i love you aria and i'm glad that you are no longer in pain, it's going to hurt for a while, waking up without you, doing things we always did together without you. however i was to be strong for you because i know that is what you would want. thank you for being my person

forever and always,
your bubba

this would be one of the many letters austin would write to aria, he continued to write them on every important day of his life so she would know everything that was happening.

"until we meet again sunshine"